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It worked for a few months, then started to say system unavalibe all the time, if you reset the system it works for about a day before saying this again, freezes up when checking voice mail or trying to call people randomly, no more updates on firmware so please do not buy this as a warning; THEY HAVE DROPED SUPPORT FOR THIS PRODUCT. I have an IT degree and have messed with this item for a while beliving that tweeking it would help, but sometimes things just do not work. Skype is a good service, dont screw it up buy purchasing this phone.
The main beef I had was that touch tone does not work once you make a call, so if you reach the hall of messages requesting you enter a tone, you are helpless and must either wait for a voice prompt or hang up. I am clueless and I know a couple of things about computers. I bought this POS and for most purposes it works just Linksys CIT400 Dual-Mode Internet Telephony Kit with Integrated Skypeokay (about a 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 when compared to most landline cordless phones). Finally found there is a firmware file to download. I make my skype calls with headphones talking into my macbooks mic and it works way better. What a drag right. I have a mac sorry to say and there is NO information on how to upgrade the firmware using a bin file.
Anyway, perhaps if you feel like tinkering for a couple of centuries this would be an okay product. Some of this I could blame on skype but we use an iPhone (apple) for skype too and it works great. The chat support on the cisco site does not support this product. And then you go to the cisco linksys site and it is 5 shades of useless. Then what are you supposed to do with it. But the sound quality and responsiveness are vastly inferior to your run of the mill cel phone. Sorry I bought it.
It saves time and does not need a computer to work. I bought two of them and I only paid $109 last year, so don't ever pay more than that for it. The sound and ease of installation are perfect. Just ADSL connection. Just the price is puzzling, I don;t know why it went up from $109 to almost $800 so don;t pay that much for it till they bring it back to its normal or just buy CIT300 and its the same
Aside from a few glitchs now and then this is a good phone. (wouldn't have minded a traditional phone ringtone) I'm reviewing this after using the phone for 7 months. If it quits on you contact Linksys support because its probably a simple fix and Linksys tech support has been stellar in my experience. I would prefer a few other choices for ringtone but I've gotten used to the ones it has. If I'd written this review sooner I might have given it 2 or 3 stars but I've come to appreciate the phone. Also the speaker phone has been useful to me.
I purchased my CIT400 spring of 2007 for $149 - so whats with the current $600 price tag.I am very happy with the service of this phone over the last 18 months, my wife less so. It renewed for $30. Even the latest thing Magic-Jack is more expensive than that.Some folks keep the old home phone for local calls and the fear of not being able to make Emergency calls. At times over the last 18 months we've had to periodically unplug the base-station and let the phone reset itself. JUST CREATE A CONTACT 1 - LOCAL POLICE EMERGENCY AND YOU CAN CONNECT DIRECTLY TO YOUR LOCAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE SERVICE. The voicemail service was sketchy for a while.Ok as much as I like this phone and service, $600 is way out of the market when their is so many other Skype phone options available.The phone does not have a redial button.You can't push one button to hear recent messages. Of course I take into consideration the $1800 I have saved is reduced phone bills.The unit does need some support. You can't beat unlimited phone service for $30 per year.
{It would be nice to be able to mark them as unread, when none are for you.}Pros:The speaker phone is nice, so you can share the conversation or set the phone down while you talk.The hand-set is durable, the wife threw it hard in the first few months.The Contacts file is huge and you can add them from Outlook, or type them in on your PC {Skype installed on that PC}Forget the monthly fee quotes. Get the unlimted serice $60/$30 for In & out service. THAT'S NUTS. Toss out the old ATT/Cingular service - You Pay more than $30 per year for just the FCC-TAXES to Uncle Sam.
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